earbuds

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To say that we've been waiting for H2O Audio's Surge ($60) for a long time would be an understatement; while competitors have released in-canal earphones, these waterproofing specialists have for years focused instead on neckband-styled water-safe headphones.

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Sound quality? Who cares. Thanks to Green House, the pigs in your ears blow the music into your head. Talk about motivation to keep exercising. Plugged in porcine, you'll yearn for the day when pigs fly.

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Premium headphone developers have two major hurdles these days: the audio performance they offer for their price tags, and -- thanks to increased concern over their wearability in public -- the styling of the earpieces.

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One of the most unusual earphone designs we've ever seen, Denmark-based Cellpoint Connect's new Flamingo Music Headset ($50) combines chrome, plastic, and rubber into an active lifestyle earpiece that's supposed to grip your ear while piping music through a medium-sized speaker into your ear canal.

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If you want a pair of true, in-ear buds without the muss and fuss of wires, your options are limited and you need to be prepared to make some sacrifices.

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Griffin Technology has announced new colors for its TuneBuds in-ear earphones. The newly-colored models, available in red, light blue, light green, blue, silver, and pink, offer “amazingly comfortable fit, but also enhanced audio isolation from outside distractions,” says Griffin.

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Pros: A lightweight pair of Bluetooth 2.0 stereo earphones with the first-ever ability to fit inside your ear canals rather than on top of or around your ears. Includes adapter for connection to iPod; earphones work reliably at distances of 30 feet away. Aggregate sound quality is close to company’s award-winning ER-4P wired earphones, a major step forward for wireless technology, and though battery life varies by iPod model, it’s comparable to other wireless systems out there.

By ROY FURCHGOTT, New York Times - For joggers, cyclists and gym aficionados, an iPod seems to be as essential to exercise nowadays as athletic socks. Pity the poor swimmers who slug out laps to the dull accompaniment of splash, splash, splash. That is, unless they have a waterproof iPod system, like those from H2O Audio. The company makes clear carbon-fiber cases for many recent iPod models. Rated waterproof to 10 feet, the cases have wheel and push-button controls so swimmers can scroll to their "Best of Surf Guitar" playlist while in the pool or at sea.

I have a pair of ER6i noise canceling earbuds. You have to lick them (ick) and then stick them deep in your ears. They work great, but I'm wondering if there is any better technology out there that still cancels the surrounding noise of the gym or the street or whatever but doesn't require the exchange of bodily fluids and a minor surgical procedure to insert and remove...

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